Cabinet



'H. A. KROEGER.

CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.12,1921.

1,,435fi61 a Patented. Nov. M, 1922.

ATTORN EY Patented id, 1922.

UNH FFD HATTIE A. KROEGER, O1? WALCOTT, IOWA.

CABINET.

Application filed March 12, 1921. Serial No. 451,770.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Hn'r'rin A. linonsnn a citizen of the United States, residing at W'alcott, in the county of Scott and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cabinets of which. the following" is a specification.

T his invention relates to cabinets and more particularly to a cabinet designed for storing player piano rolls.

Quite frequently dwellings wherein player pianos are located have not sufhcient room to permit the use of an ordinary cabinet for storing player piano rolls and it is an ob ect of this invention to provide a cabinet structure which is designed to be placed upon the top of a player piano for retain ng the record rolls of the piano and one which will not det act from the artistic appearance but will increase the convenience of playing, a player piano in thatit will be unnecessary for the operator to leave his seat at the piano to get a new roll or replace a played one in the cabinet.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description. and in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view of. -a player piano showing the improved cabinet mounted thereon.

Fig. 2 is a cross section through the cab]- net taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail horizontal section taken on the line of Fig. 1.

Fig. at is a. detail enlarged view of a portion of track.

Referring moreparticularly to the drawin o the improved cabinet comprises two sections 1 and 2, each of which is identical in construction. The cabinet is made in sections for convenience in handling and use and the two sections are constructed so that their facing ends will abut in snug engagement and provide a pleasing appearance. Each of the sections 1 and 2 is rectangular in shape, and its height may be regulated as desired depending upon the number of rolls to be retained therein. Guiding rails 3 are positioned at each end of the sections near their tops and have upturned hook shape forward ends 4; spaced from the top.

The front panels or doors 5 of the sections are constructed in any artistic design to add the aesthetic properties of the cabinet and they have rollers 6 supported at each upper corner which ride upon the guide rails 3 and support the front panels or doors either in open or closed position above the rails. The rollers 6 preferably have rubber or analogous resilient material upon their perimeters to prevent undesirable noise when opening or closing the cabinet. The rollers 6 engage against the concave surface of the upturned hoolr shaped ends 4; of the guide rails 33 which limits the outward horizontal. movement of the panels or doors 5 and provides pivots upon which the panels are swung; into their vertical closing position. To open either of the sections of the cabinet the door or front panel is moved forward on its pivot formed by the rollers 6 and ends 4 until it is in a substantially horizontal position when it is moved rearwardly into the cabinet, similar to the movement of the closure of a book case and thus access is had to the inte rior of the cabinet section. A plurality of knobs or handles 7 are attached to each of the front panels or doors 5 to facilitate the convenient opening or closing of same and cushioning feet or buttons 8 are attached to the under surface of the bottoms of the sec tions 1 and 2 to prevent marrinp; of the linish of the top of the player piano upon. which the cabinet is mounted.

It is, of course, to be understood that the invention may be constructed in various other manners and the parts associated in different relations and, therefm'e, ll do not desire to be limited in any manner except as set forth in the claim hereunto appended.

l laving thus described my invention what 1 claim is:

in combination, a cabinet, hollow tracks secured to the ends thereof spaced from the top of the cabinet, the forward ends of the tracks being bent upwardly above the tracks, a door in the cabinet and rollers secured to the door in position to move in said tracks and to be forced upwardly in the forward ends of the tracks in the closing of the door and thereby lock the door.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature HATTIE A, lIROEtlER. 

